Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 4, 2022
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
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Hear Jeff Hunter’s Thoughts on “Putting Strategy Back Into Strategy…
Today's post is the transcript of a discussion that I recently recorded with Jeff Hunter, the author of the book …
Jeff Hunter’s New Book: “Patient-Centered Strategy”
Hi -- I'm still not blogging much these days, as I try to focus on finishing my book Measures of Success. You can…
What’s Going on with Lean at ThedaCare?
I’ve heard a lot of rumblings recently about what might be happening at ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
What’s Going at Toyota? A Newly-Centralized TPS Group
Here's an interesting Bloomberg article about Toyota never being satisfied, which includes improving the way they…
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes
Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean…
Podcast #288 – Dean Gruner, MD on ACOs and Healthcare Reform
Joining me again for Episode #288 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in…
Toyota Helps Children’s Health Dallas Reduce Some CLABSI Infections 75%
"Through a collaboration with Toyota, Children's HealthSM, the leading pediatric health system in North Texas,…
Podcast #286 – Dean Gruner, MD on ThedaCare’s #Lean Journey
My guest for Episode #286 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
#TBT: Idea-Driven Organizations are Still a Great Idea
Today, we're looking back at a podcast that I did back in 2015 with Alan G. Robinson, PhD, co-author of many…
Imitation as a Path to Innovation — If You Know What to Copy
At the recent Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, there were thought provoking presentations... and we had many…
The 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit (#HCSummit17) Begins
This week, I'm in Palm Springs for the annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on…
Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper… What’s Missing There?
What if "easier" is less safe? Great question. It begs the question of why Safer isn't first in Shingo's list? Is…
Reader Question: How Many People & How Much Time for Improvement?
A Lean-thinking physician from Canada asks how many people an organization or department should have in a dedicated…
James Hereford – A #Lean COO from Stanford Becomes a Lean CEO at Fairview…
In today's post, I write about James Hereford, a Lean thinker and leader who is now CEO of Fairview Health Services…
Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier Safety, Thoughts for…
A few of you sent me this article... and you were correct to think I would be interested: "Inside Alabama's Auto…
Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from Duke Hoops, Toyota, or…
While I'm writing here about Northwestern men's basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the…
#TBT: Past Posts About the Society for Health Systems
Today is the start of the main days of the annual Society for Health Systems Conference. I think this is my 9th…